Butterfingers
Crispy peanut treat
Butterfingers is a playful insult for someone who drops things—as if their hands were slippery with butter.
It's typically directed at someone who fumbles a catch or lets something slip: Nice catch, butterfingers.
The word is mild and often affectionate, used among friends or in sports contexts.
A single clumsy person may be called a butterfingers.
Handle with clumsy fingers
- dropFall or release
- slipMinor error or misstep
- bobbleMomentary loss of grip
- mishandleManage incompetently or roughly
clumsy · uncoordinated · awkward · grip · catch · juggle · oops · accident
Informal substitute name
Handle with clumsy fingers
- dropFall or release
- errorFault in communication
- bobbleMomentary loss of grip
- misplayError during competition
receiver · catch · pass · ball · quarterback · wide-open · crucial · overtime
Swiss food conglomerate
- chocolateSweet from cacao seeds
- crispyBrittle and snapping
- crunchyBreaking with sound
- wrapperOuter protective layer
orange · Halloween · trick-or-treat · sweet · confection · commercial · snack · honeycomb
fumble
Handle with clumsy fingers
mishandle · clumsy · uncoordinated · awkward · grip · catch · juggle · oops · accident · spill
nickname
Informal substitute name
jab · clumsy · klutz · oaf · mock · tease · jibe · razz · insult · playful
fumble
Handle with clumsy fingers
misplay · receiver · catch · pass · ball · quarterback · wide-open · crucial · overtime · turnover
Nestle
Swiss food conglomerate
wrapper · orange · Halloween · trick-or-treat · sweet · confection · commercial · snack · honeycomb · toffee
- Aussie RapBriggs, 360, Remi
- Malaysian Artsgamelan, wayang kulit, gong, court music, court dance
Butterfingerssteady hands
Hands that don't tremble
nimble fingers · dexterous · coordinated · deft · nimble
Butterfingerssure-handed
Skilled at grasping
safe pair of hands · sticky fingers · vice grip · iron grip · dependable
butter, finger, fingers, buttery, buttered, buttering, fingered, fingering, fingerless